Feyenoord’s women have been knocked out of the Europa Cup after losing the home leg of their round-of-16 tie to VfL Wolfsburg 0-3. Following a 7-0 defeat in Germany, the Rotterdam side never recovered, though the scoreline was kept respectable for long periods.
Goalkeeper keeps it close before half-time
Feyenoord conceded four goals in the first 35 minutes of the first leg, but this time they went into the break without conceding. Wolfsburg had made sweeping changes, and Ella Peddemors was left on the bench. Oliwia Szymczak was kept busy in goal, and the visitors were helped by some wayward finishing from their forwards.
Wolfsburg’s clearest chance came from a poor pass by Szymczak herself. Smilla Vallotto pounced on the error, but the Polish keeper recovered just in time, conceding a corner. That set-piece, like the nine other German corners, produced nothing.
Wolfsburg take control late on
Feyenoord offered more resistance after the interval, but they fell behind around twenty minutes from time. Katharina Piljic was allowed to shoot from roughly 20 metres and curled a bouncing effort into the corner to make it 1-0.
Substitute Casey Phair then produced Feyenoord’s first shot on target, but it was struck straight at Martina Tufekovic. Anny Kerim-Lindland doubled Wolfsburg’s lead, and Kessya Bussy added the third in the closing stages.
PSV and Ajax in action on Wednesday
Dutch interest in European competition continues midweek. Champions PSV travel to Eintracht Frankfurt, who beat them 2-0 in Eindhoven last week. Ajax head to Sweden to face Malmö, who won 2-1 at the Johan Cruyff Arena in the first leg.
Source: nos.nl
